12.09.2012

All I want for Christmas is my wisdom teeth

Well I don't really want them back, I paid to get them out! I got my wisdom teeth pulled on Friday. I only had the bottom two (thank goodness) and just got them yanked at the dentist office. I didn't go under either = quick, easy and not too many crazy stories. Seems like everyone has a wisdom teeth horror story (makes me think of when Louis C K visited Conan and talks about how we all tell our air travel stories as the most traumatic experiences...when in reality you flew across the county in 5 hours...that's amazing! - See it here.) But mine was fine. humorous at times (that's the drugs talking).

I couldn't shut my mouth for the first day (my brother's comment: "and that's new?" Yes, I am a big talker, hence moe talks a lot). The one on the right is me trying to smile - I did pretty good, but my upper lip wasn't super numb. And, yes, that is some nice drool on my bib.

Here are my random thoughts I had the procedure and recovery:

Do I usually create this much saliva? The most embarrassing might be when I drooled on the floor in Costco waiting to pick up my prescription. Then again, I felt equally stupid drooling on myself sitting on the couch.

They should have a pain killer that you don't have to take on a full stomach...do you know how hard it is to get a full stomach when it takes you 45 minutes to eat half a cup of yogurt?

It stinks getting sick from the pain killers for many reasons:

1. you're still in pain cause the meds just came up the same way they went down.

2. the food that just took you 2 hours to consume is no longer in you.

3. you can no longer eat any of the 'soft food' your husband bought you. No green smoothies or bananas for me for a while!

4. (and this is the worst) you can't brush your teeth!

Stella snuggled me like an angel puppy for two days!

Husband took amazing care of me - made me so grateful for him. I had the thought that if I had done this in my single life that I would've been screwed - then I remembered that one of my BFF's, Kellie Hardin would've taken epic care of me. Kind of a random thought and shout out - but she was the best to me in one of my toughest years. Warmed my heart as I laid on my couch to think about her. I should call her, we should chat.